‘Anyone over Trump’: Gazans lend support to Kamala Harris, fear pro-Israel Trump presidency
Kamala Harris’s notable absence from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional address last week was interpreted by some in both Gaza and the West as a political statement.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
JULY 30, 2024 01:08
Gazans are hoping Kamala Harris becomes the next president of the United States due to fears of what another 4 years with Donald Trump in the position could mean for Palestinian statehood and humanitarian aid to the enclave, according to interviews published on Saturday by Al-Monitor.
Harris’s notable absence from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional address last week was interpreted by some in both Gaza and the West as a political statement.
When meeting with Netanyahu, Harris had strongly advocated for an end to the war - declaring in a televised statement “We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering, and I will not be silent.”
Mohammed Abu Sharkh, a displaced Palestinian from northern Gaza, said that “Palestinians felt helpless about the way members of the US Congress treated Netanyahu during his recent speech and lost hope for a radical change in the United States' pro-Israel policy.”
Netanyahu’s speech was met with applause, despite protests raging outside where American flags were burnt and property vandalized.
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